The Centre for Health Protection was notified today of an avian influenza A case in Guangdong, the first human case of H7N9 reported in the province this winter.
The patient is an 81-year-old man from Meizhou.
Mainland health authorities have reported 778 human H7N9 cases since 2013.
The centre reminded travellers to the Mainland to avoid contact with poultry, birds and their droppings and to refrain from visiting live poultry markets and farms.
